The Department of Health of South Africa has notified the World Trade Organization of the new “Regulations relating to the reduction of Sodium in certain Foodstuffs and related matters: Amendment”.The regulations seek the reduction of sodium in certain foodstuffs to comply with the implementation of the (a) Global Strategy on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, and (b) Global strategy for the prevention and control of non-communicable diseases, as well as related matters.The regulations define “ready-to-eat savoury snacks” as “all savoury flavoured extruded/expanded or puffed snacks made from potato, corn, rice or other cereals, savoury flavoured popcorn, gilled and unfilled savoury biscuits, flavoured and or salted peanuts, excluding potato crisps, pretzels and savoury flavoured snacks made from pellets”. For this foodstuff category, the maximum total sodium (per 100 g) is 800 mg from 30 June 2016 and 700 mg from 30 June 2019.The deadline for comments is December 6, 2016.For further information, please contact us at inc@nutfruit.org.
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